[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4809 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4809
To reauthorize the Defense Production Act, to improve the Defense
Production Act Committee, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2014
Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Defense Production Act, to improve the Defense
Production Act Committee, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2019''.
SEC. 2. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT COMMITTEE IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 722 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App.
2171) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``advise the President'' and
inserting ``coordinate and plan for''; and
(B) by striking ``the authority'' and inserting
``the priorities and allocations authorities'';
(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) The Chairperson of the Committee shall be the head of
the agency to which the President has delegated primary
responsibility for government-wide coordination of the
authorities in this Act.'';
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) Coordination of Committee Activities.--The Chairperson shall
appoint one person to coordinate all of the activities of the
Committee, and such person shall--
``(1) be a full-time employee of the Federal Government;
``(2) report to the Chairperson; and
``(3) carry out such activities relating to the Committee
as the Chairperson may determine appropriate.''; and
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``Not later than'' and all that
follows through ``Committee shall submit'' and
inserting the following: ``The Committee shall issue a
report each year by March 31'';
(B) by striking ``each member of the Committee''
and inserting ``the Chairperson'';
(C) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``a review of the authority
under this Act of'' and inserting ``a
description of the contingency planning by'';
and
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon the
following: ``for events that might require the
use of the priorities and allocations
authorities'';
(D) in paragraph (2), by striking ``authority
described in paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``priorities
and allocations authorities in this Act'';
(E) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) recommendations for legislation actions, as
appropriate, to support the effective use of the priorities and
allocations authorities in this Act;'';
(F) in paragraph (4), by striking ``all aspects
of'' and all that follows through the end of the
paragraph and inserting ``the use of the priorities and
allocations authorities in this Act;''; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) up-to-date copies of the rules described under
section 101(d)(1); and
``(6) short attestations signed by each member of the
Committee stating their concurrence in the report.''.
SEC. 3. UPDATED RULEMAKING.
Section 101(d)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2071(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``not later than'' and all that
follows through ``rules'' and inserting the following: ``issue, and
annually review and update whenever appropriate, final rules''.
SEC. 4. PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION.
Section 303(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2093(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking ``determines'' and inserting the
following: ``, on a non-delegable basis, determines,
with appropriate explanatory material and in
writing,'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) purchases, purchase commitments, or other
action pursuant to this section are the most cost
effective, expedient, and practical alternative method
for meeting the need.''; and
(2) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Limitation.--If the taking of any action or
actions under this section to correct an industrial
resource shortfall would cause the aggregate
outstanding amount of all such actions for such
industrial resource shortfall to exceed $50,000,000, no
such action or actions may be taken, unless such action
or actions are authorized to exceed such amount by an
Act of Congress.''.
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